Antiglare device



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E. c. GRAY ANTIGLARE DEVICE Filed Feb.4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 IINVENTOR ATYORNEY WITNESS:

Dec. 20, 1927.

E. C. GRAY ANTIGLARE DEVICE Filed Feb.4, 1927 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 3 1 m OIEarl 6'. Gray .NVENTOR ATTORNEY WITNESS:

Patented Dec. 20, 1927 UNITED STAT-sis EAR-LC. GRAY, OF ST. CHARLES,MISSOURI.

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2 Application filed 1ebruary4, 1927. erial; No. 165,947.

The object of this invention is to provide special means for preventingthe driver of a motor vehicle from becomingtemporarily blinded by abrilliant headlight on an approaching car,.t he device employed for thispurpose being efficient, inexpensive, eas ly mounted, and ofsuch'constr'uctionlthat [it causes no interference with driving, eitherby daylight or after dark.

A further object is to; provide a device including a frameadapted tocarry colored glass and providing a screen or shield, so that thebrilliant rays of light from the headlight of an approachingcar may berendered harmless to the eyes of the driver ofthe car carrying theprotecting element.

A further object is to provide a special form of shield or screenoperating mechanism.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, the invention consists inthe novel construction and arrangement of elements described,illustrated and claimed, it being understood that modifications may bemade within the scope of the claims without departing from the spirit ofthe invention.

In the drawings forming part of this application,

Figure 1 is a view showing a portion of a body of a closed-motorvehicle, with the attachment forming the subject matter of the presentapplication mounted at the side of the wind-shield, the latter not beingdirectly shown, but its position being understood.

Figure 2 is a view in elevation, showing the screen or shield and themounting means therefor, the scale being considerably larger than thatemployed in Figure 1, for showing the attachment.

Figure 8 shows in vertical longitudinal sec tion the bracket by means ofwhich the shield or screen is mounted on'a stationary element of thevehicle, the said element being'broken away, and the operating meansbeing fully illustrated.

Figure 4: is a fragmentary View in vertical section, transversely of therotary element vice 15 extends.

vioed .with a handle or. knob 16 at its outer Figure 6 is a perspectiveview of the rotary clement.

Figure 7 is a perspective view of the flat spring illustrated in Figuresand elsewhere, 2

and designed to bear on the fiat sides of the element of Figure 6, inorder that the screen rigid with thisrotary element may be retained inpredetermined positions.

The bracket 10 includes an upper outwardly extending element formed witha base 11 which is adapted to beattaohed by securing devices such as12to an element 13 forming a part of the stationary structure.

This element last named is provided with a bore 14 thru which theflexible operating de- This element- '15 is proing provided at 10 forthe accommodation of element 15 and tube 14 which loosely passes thrusaid opening, and which also passes thru a guiding device 17 mounted inthe position illustrated, and from this point 17 the element 15 isdeflected upwardly.

The outer portion ofthe bracket mounting the protecting elementconstitutes a housing a or casing and is designated 20, includingsubstantially vertical walls and a curved wall 21. A detachable cover 22is mounted on the upper part of a housing 20, and a horizontal shaft orrotary element 23 is carried in bearings such as 24, 24 in theoppositely located walls of the housing.

Thisshaft or rotary element includes cylindrical portions at the pointsof bearing,

and includes an intermediate portion having flat faces 27 and 28 onwhich a spring or resilient element 30 bears. This spring 30 issecuredat one end, as shown at 31, v

and it is obvious that, being in engagement with shaft 23, on one of itsfaces, the shaft will be resiliently held in the position corcrosssection. This frame 36 mounts or inshall beheld at i closes the glassplate 88, the glass being colored for properly shielding the eyes of thedriver of the car carrying the device, from the brilliant rays of anyundimmed headlight.

The rotary device or shaft 23 carries a rigidly mounted arm 40 pivotallyconnected with arm 41, and the flexible element 15 is connected withsaid member 11 by means of a retaining device positioned at 4:2. Theflexible device or wire 15 may pass thru a flexible tube 14:, so thatthere will be no obstruction to the free movement of wire 14. r

The device thus constructed is of special value in actual use, theoperatlon being obvious, namely, that the screen 1s elevated by Imovementrabout the axis of rotary element 23, as the latter is operatedor caused to 1'0- tate thru a given angle by exerting tension on wire1%, the-latter being controlled by knob or handle 16. The retainingdevice 452 permits of adjustment between elements 14: and 41 forcontrolling the movement of arm 40 and the extent of rotation of theshaft 28 on which the "anti-glare device per se is mounted.

Having described the invention what is claimed is z 1. In a device ofthe class described, an

anti-glare element including an arm, a rotat able member mounting thearm, sald member havlng annular bearing surfaces and angularintermediate surfaces, a resilient element adapted to engage the angularportions, a second arm connected with the ro- I tatable element, ahousing for mounting this element, a supporting bracket formed with thehousing, and means extending thru the bracket and housing for operatingthe rotatable element."

2. In a device of the class described, a rotatable element includingflat surface'portions, an anti-glare device carried by said element, a.resilient member adapted to bear on the flat surfaces, an arm mountedradially of the rotatablevelement, a second arm pivotally connected withthat first named, 'a flexible device connected with the EARL o. GRAY.

